Helmut Lennartz

Helmut Lennartz was a former German Luftwaffe fighter ace during World War II. He is credited with 13 aerial victories, including eight victories while flying the Messerschmitt Me-262 jet fighter.^[1] He is noted for achieving the first aerial victory over a B-17 Flying Fortress on 15 August 1944 while flying the Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter.^[2]

References

↑ For a list of Luftwaffe Jet aces see List of German World War II jet aces
↑ Morgan & Weal 1998, p. 17.

Morgan, Hugh; Weal, John (1998), German Jet Aces of World War 2, London: Orsprey Publishing Limited, ISBN 1-85532-634-5 .

German World War II jet aces

Kurt Welter (20+) Heinrich Bär (16) Franz Schall (14) Hermann Buchner (12) Georg-Peter Eder (12) Erich Rudorffer (12) Karl Schnörrer (11) Erich Büttner (8) Helmut Lennartz (8) Rudolf Rademacher (8) Walter Schuck (8) Günther Wegmann (8) Hans-Dieter Weihs (8) Theodor Weissenberger (8) Alfred Ambs (7) Heinz Arnold (7) Karl-Heinz Becker (7) Adolf Galland (7) Franz Köster (7) Fritz Müller (6) Johannes Steinhoff (6) Helmut Baudach (5) Heinrich Ehrler (5) Hans Grünberg (5) Joseph Heim (5) Klaus Neumann (5) Alfred Schreiber (5) Wolfgang Späte (5)

See also List of German World War II aces

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